Sunday, August 26, 2007

Girl beats big odds with a big smile

Kindergartner in wheelchair has 2 genetic disorders By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE August 26, 2007 - 12:59AM

Tyra Young is in kindergarten and still sleeps in her parents’ bedroom — in a crib. She can’t walk. She barely talks. She can’t tie her shoes, but she likes kicking them off while sitting in her wheelchair, tethered to an oxygen tank. It makes her laugh. She laughs a lot, despite the chromosomal strikes against her. More.

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